ADC, PDP, LP: Obidients React To Bwala's Claim That Peter Obi Will Not Get 2027 Presidential Ticket
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues
Abia state - The Obidients Movement said it will resist any plot to stop Peter Obi from being on the 2027 presidential ballot.
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, said Obi will not secure the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or the Labour Party (LP) for the 2027 election.
Obi’s supporters said that the “emphatic statement by Bwala that Obi would not get any party’s ticket is suspicious”.
The Coordinating Council Collegiate team members of the movement in Abia state, Dr Chibuzor Obiesili, challenged the presidency “to come clean on the suspicious remark or be held accountable for it.”
Dr Obiesili vowed that the Obidients Movement would stoutly resist any attempt to undermine Obi’s 2027 presidential ambition.
“Is Bwala now telling Nigerians that the presidency determines who gets a party ticket in 2027?
He faulted Bwala’s claims that Obi had lost 50% of his South East voters,
He dismissed Bwala’s claims that Obi had lost 50% of his South East voters, descbing it as “wishful thinking and empty political hallucination”.
“2023 was an Obi wave, but 2027 shall be an Obi tsunami because Nigerian voters now know and understand better. Like Bwala rightly mentioned in his TV show, the eyes of voters have opened. They have realised that the change promised by APC is not real change; it’s a chain!”
Continuing, Obiesili said, “Bwala will be living in self-denial if he thinks Obi won’t be on the 2027 ballots,” adding that “nobody is more presidential material than Obi.”
2027 election: Jonathan told to step aside for Peter Obi
Recall that Obidient Movement leader Dr Yunusa Tanko urged former President Jonathan to back Peter Obi’s 2027 presidential bid.
Tanko said Obi is the most popular opposition figure, attracting interest from multiple parties and strong youth support.
Analysts warn that rival ambitions from Jonathan and Obi could split the opposition and aid the ruling party.
“What Peter Obi told me about single term pledge”
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Solomon Dalung, a former minister of youth and sports, opened up on his key discussions with Obi ahead of the 2027 elections.
Dalung revealed Obi's stance regarding the single-term (four-year) presidency amid the calls for his return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Legit.ng reported that Obi stirred a fresh controversy after he reaffirmed his vow to serve only one term if elected president in 2027.
Source: Legit.ng
